How to View the Status of a Full-Text Indexing Population

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Because full-text index population can take a considerably long time, you may want to view the status of the population process. To view the status of a full-text indexing population, perform the following procedure.

Procedure

To view the status of the population process

  • In Exchange System Manager, expand the public folder or mailbox store, and click Full-Text Indexing.

    During the initial population, the status is Crawling. You can determine that the population has finished by looking at this status or by looking in Event Viewer for Microsoft Search service messages.

    Note

    Do not stop a full population while it is in progress. If you must stop a full population, but intend to rerun it at another time, choose Pause Population instead of Stop Population.